Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services agreement with EMH&T, Inc., for the Homestead Drive Area Water Line Improvements Project, in an amount up to $272,964.52, for Division of Water Contract No. 2129.
EMH&T will design and prepare a complete set of drawings and contract documents to replace or rehabilitate approximately 11,000 linear feet of 6-inch and 8-inch water lines within the Homestead Drive area.
This project is located in the “40 - North Linden” area and includes Homestead Drive, Oaklawn Street, Kenlawn Street, Homecroft Drive, Lenore Avenue, Carolyn Avenue, Pollman Drive, Pauline Avenue, Eisenhower Road, and East North Broadway.
2. ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT:
The goal of this project is to replace or rehabilitate the existing small diameter, 6-inch, and 8-inch water lines that have a high break frequency. Replacement of these water lines will improve water service, decrease burden on water maintenance operations, and reduce water loss. The Neighborhood Liaison(s) will be contacted and informed of this project during the design phase. Further community outreach may result through the Neighborhood Liaison Program.
3. BID INFORMATION: The selection of the firm providing the professional engineering services has been performed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Columbus City Code, Section 329, "Awarding professional service contracts through requests for proposals." The evaluation criteria for this contract included: 1. understanding of project/project approach, 2. past performance, 3. environmentally preferable consultant, 4. local workforce, and 5. anticipated project team.
Requests for Proposals (RFP's) were received on April 12, 2019 from: American Structurepoint, CT Consultants, EMH&T, Osborn Engineering, Pennoni Associates, and RA Consult...
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